# \*wVrVṯ-: 'inherit'

> Proto-Semitic *wVrVṯ-, 'inherit': reflexes in 21 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*wVrVṯ- |
| Meaning | 'inherit' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | wariṯa 'inherit' (Lane 2934) | Lane 2934 |  |
| Aramaic | YRT (DNWSI 471) | DNWSI 471; Anderson–Moser 2024 root wrṯ | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | yaraš; yᵉruššā (HALOT 442) | HALOT 442; Anderson–Moser 2024 root wrṯ | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | yrṯ (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 66) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 66; Anderson–Moser 2024 root wrṯ | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab wrṯ (SD 162; Biella 150; Sabaweb lemma 5434) | SD 162; Biella 150; Sabaweb lemma 5434 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | ʾeret (HALOT 441); éret (SLOnline 3139) | HALOT 441; SLOnline 3139 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | war(a)sa (HALOT 441) | HALOT 441 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | īret (HALOT 441) | HALOT 441 |  |
| Geez | warasa (LGz. 618) | LGz. 618 |  |
| Tigrinya | wäräsä (LGz. 618) | LGz. 618 |  |
| Gurage | wäräsä (LGz. 618) | LGz. 618 |  |
| Amharic | wärräsä (LGz. 618) | LGz. 618 |  |
| Gafat | wärräsä (LGz. 618) | LGz. 618 |  |
| Argobba | wärräsa (LGz. 618) | LGz. 618 |  |
| Harari | wäräsa (LGz. 618) | LGz. 618 |  |
| Jibbali | erɔ́ṯ (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 66) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 66 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | wīrəṯ (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 66) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 66 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic wrṯ (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 141); Dadanitic wrṯ (Al-Jallad 2026, 168) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 141; Al-Jallad 2026 168 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | yrt (HALOT 441) | HALOT 441 |  |
| Emar | PI-ra-ša /w/yarrā̆θu/ (Pentiuc 2001, 139–140); tu-ri-iš, tù-ur-ša /turiθ/, /turθā/ (Pentiuc 2001, 183) | Pentiuc 2001 139–140; Pentiuc 2001 183 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | yāriṯ: name DUMU ya-ri-ša (Alalakh) (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 355) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 355 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Sanmartín GlOS 2, 301 reads the Emar ᵈINANNA tu/tù-ri-ši as 'harvest', Akkadian turāšu from Hurrian turezzi.

## Linked from

- [W](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/w/index.md>)

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